Women's Tennis Adds Two for 2021-22 season

5/26/2021 11:24:00 AM | Women's Tennis

Franchi and Tillitt are the first recruits of the recruiting class

By: Travis Rae

MACON, Ga. – Mercer women's tennis head coach Eric Hayes announced the addition of two signees – Francesca Franchi and Naya Tillitt – both of whom will join the program for the 2021-22 season.

Franchi comes to Mercer from London, England. She earned a 9.36 ranking in the Universal Tennis rankings and is the 40^th ranked player in England in the girls 18-and- under national rankings. She has a LTA ranking of 2.2.

Tillitt joins the Bears team after spending her first year at Utah State. She is a four-star recruit from Nibley, Utah. She was the top-ranked player in Utah and the Intermountain region and No. 91 nationally in her graduating class by the United States Tennis Association. Tillett was also ranked 9.47 by the UTR.

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